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IQVIA To Pay $3.5M To Resolve Ex-Workers' 401(k) Suit
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '24

17 May '24

IQVIA To Pay $3.5M To Resolve Ex-Workers' 401(k) Suit <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1837927?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> By Emmy Freedman Healthcare technology company IQVIA agreed to pay $3.5 million to end a 9,000-member class action accusing it of choosing investments that consistently underperformed and had excessive risk and expense for its $1.13 billion 401(k) plan, a filing in North Carolina federal court said. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1837927?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1837927?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…>

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Stubhub, Attys Face Sanctions Bid Over 'Strategy Of Evasion'
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '24

17 May '24

Stubhub, Attys Face Sanctions Bid Over 'Strategy Of Evasion' <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1838076?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Bonnie Eslinger Counsel for consumers seeking StubHub refunds for events canceled or rescheduled due to COVID-19 urged a California federal magistrate judge Thursday to sanction the online ticket platform and its lawyers, saying they've "engaged in a strategy of evasion, denial and distortion" to avoid producing hyperlinked documents despite a court order. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1838076?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1838076?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '24

17 May '24

Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1835872?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> A new model of litigation finance, most aptly described as insurance-backed litigation funding, differs from traditional funding in two key ways, and the process of securing it involves three primary steps, say Bob Koneck, Christopher Le Neve Foster and Richard Butters at Atlantic Global Risk LLC. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1835872?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1835872?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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DC Judge Mulls Dominion's DQ Bid For Pro-Trump Mich. Atty
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '24

17 May '24

DC Judge Mulls Dominion's DQ Bid For Pro-Trump Mich. Atty <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1837888?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Ali Sullivan Lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems pursuing defamation claims against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne fought Thursday to disqualify the Michigan attorney representing him, insisting to a D.C. federal judge that disqualification is the most appropriate remedy for the lawyer's leak of Dominion's confidential discovery documents. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1837888?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1837888?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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6th Circ. Still Won't Rethink Sanctions Against Trump Attys
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '24

17 May '24

6th Circ. Still Won't Rethink Sanctions Against Trump Attys <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1838217?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Henrik Nilsson The Sixth Circuit on Thursday once again denied a bid from former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell and other attorneys to reconsider sanctions issued against them after they challenged the 2020 presidential election results in Michigan, holding that the attorneys must seek permission for future filings given their history of "meritless motions." Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1838217?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1838217?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Smollett Atty Says Attackers' Defamation Suit Must Fail
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '24

17 May '24

Smollett Atty Says Attackers' Defamation Suit Must Fail <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1838089?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Celeste Bott An attorney who represented "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett asked an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to end claims that she defamed two brothers accused of attacking Smollett by suggesting they wore "whiteface," arguing it was an unimportant detail that meshed with their own descriptions. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1838089?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1838089?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Trump Hush Money Case Offers Master Class In Trial Strategy
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '24

17 May '24

Trump Hush Money Case Offers Master Class In Trial Strategy <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1837481?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> The New York criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump typifies some of the greatest challenges that lawyers face in crafting persuasive presentations, providing lessons on how to handle bad facts, craft a simple story that withstands attack, and cross-examine with that story in mind, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1837481?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1837481?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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2nd Circ. Backs Win For Big Banks In Forex-Rigging Suit
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '24

17 May '24

2nd Circ. Backs Win For Big Banks In Forex-Rigging Suit <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1837959?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Elliot Weld The Second Circuit on Thursday backed a ruling in favor of a group of large banks accused of conspiring to manipulate the foreign currency exchange market in euros and dollars, agreeing with a lower court that the plaintiffs hadn't made qualifying transactions or shown how prices were distorted. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1837959?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1837959?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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$2B Default Recommended For Making Fair Trial 'Impossible'
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '24

17 May '24

$2B Default Recommended For Making Fair Trial 'Impossible' <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1837430?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Bryan Koenig Years of lies should put a pair of Chinese electronics companies on the hook for over $2 billion in default judgment, a special master told a California federal judge, adding that their yearslong no-show and disregard of U.S. counsel advice to retain documents have rendered a fair trial "impossible." Report attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1837430?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1837430?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Apple Exec Must Produce All Docs On 27% App Fee Decision
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '24

17 May '24

Apple Exec Must Produce All Docs On 27% App Fee Decision <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1837876?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Dorothy Atkins A California federal judge presiding over a high-stakes antitrust hearing over Apple's compliance with a court-ordered ban on App Store anti-steering rules ordered a company executive Thursday to hand over all of his communications and notes on Apple's decision to impose a new 27% fee after her injunction. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1837876?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1837876?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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